Jiaohua

The heavy rain lasted for five full days, and the Ministry of Works had been working to repair the drainage system of the entire imperial capital.

Because the structure of this place was not fully understood, and all the documents were taken away by Emperor Xuanyan when he left Beijing, the Ministry of Works of the Daping Dynasty was in a panic and at a loss.

One urgent secret letter after another was rushed into the capital from outside the city. Several letters made Song Zhiyi furious. News came from the palace that his favorite yellow-glazed and gold-painted plum blossom vase was swept to the ground and broken by him.

A carriage came out of the palace and slowly stopped at the residence of the Secretary of the Central Secretariat.

The servants hurriedly went to greet him with umbrellas. Tian Wu, who had been in the palace for five full days, stepped out of the carriage tiredly.

As usual, after returning home, he did not go back to his own residence, but went to Huaming Pavilion to find Pei Huirao.

It was raining heavily outside, but the house was very stuffy. Pei Huirao was leaning against the toffee chair, playing with a jade bracelet in her hand, and several pretty and beautiful maids were fanning her behind her.

The jade bracelet is very beautiful in green color, and the structure inside is full without any cotton wool. It is said that it was found from Qian Xutian, the general of the country.

A maid came in and said to her, "The master is back."

Pei Huirao put away the jade bracelet, fixed her makeup, and stood inside the door waiting with her charming figure as if she had no bones.

Not long after, Tian Wu arrived.

Tian Wu looked very bad. As soon as he came in, he dismissed the maids in the room. After Pei Huirao took off his wet outer robe and put it aside, Tian Wu held Pei Huirao's hand and asked, "Has Madam Yan communicated with you in the past few days?"

Pei Huirao nodded: "Always have."

"What did you say?"

Pei Huirao smiled, gently pulled Tian Wu to sit down, and then went to get the small wooden box.

Every letter from Yan Qinglin was carefully kept inside.

Tian Wu read the letter very quickly, reading ten lines at a glance. After finishing, he frowned and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty has become increasingly dissatisfied with Madam Yan these days."

"Does the Emperor not want to go find Madam Yan at all?"

"After the incident with Chu Zheng's corpse, what news do you think the emperor received?"

Pei Huirao shook her head: "I can't guess."

"Yan Qinglin has always been very close to a female merchant named Shu Yuezhen. The emperor received a secret letter that this person had helped Chu Zheng escape from the capital. When she was in Hejing, she distributed hundreds of thousands of silver coins to help A Li provide relief to the people. Now, she is helping A Li investigate a bank."

"Oh my god!" Pei Huirao covered her lips with her hand. "Mrs. Yan looks smart and far-sighted, why does she have someone else's eyes around her?"

"Yes," Tian Wu put the latest letter in his hand back into the wooden box, "I see that the emperor is in such a state that he can't even mention Madam Yan in front of him."

Pei Huirao whispered, "But Madam Yan...she still thinks that the emperor is just angry with her. She always feels that the emperor can't leave her and will come to find her one day."

"I've thought too much," Tian Wu sighed, and walked to the window with his hands behind his back, looking at the heavy rain outside through the curtains. "In the future, when you correspond with her, don't say everything, and don't agree to everything. She is doomed to fail, so we should cut ties as soon as possible to avoid being dragged down by her in the future."

Pei Huirao Fuli: "Yes."

After thinking for a while, she opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something.

"Hmm?" Tian Wu looked at her.

Pei Huirao pursed her lips, her eyes showing grievance, and shook her head: "Nothing."

"You have," Tian Wu frowned slightly, "Tell me."

Pei Huirao's eyes turned red, and she knelt down with a plop: "Sir, today I finally found my sister from the same hometown. She was sent to... General Sun's house."

Tian Wu was stunned: "Sun Ziyi?"

"Yes." Tian Wu said nothing more.

Pei Huirao knelt on the ground and looked at him cautiously.

"I can't help with this matter," Tian Wu frowned, "If you want Madam Yan to come forward, you can get it from Guo Wanwan, but we can't owe her any more favors."

"Sir, you are on good terms with General Sun..."

"He was just demoted by Madam Yan. Do you think it's okay for me to ask him for a concubine now? He might say I'm taking advantage of his misfortune and looking down on him."

Pei Huirao cried, "Sir, why don't you just say that Xiaohui is my sister from the same hometown?"

"Do you think he believes it?" Tian Wu's brows showed a little impatience. "All the ministers in Kyoto know that you have been with me for ten years. You followed me before I became an official. Now you suddenly have a sister from the same hometown. How deep can the friendship be? You know Sun Ziyi's character very well."

"But……"

Tian Wu interrupted her: "Don't say any more. You haven't seen her for ten years. There's no need to do this for her. Besides, this matter may not be as bad as you think. Since Sun Ziyi was demoted, Guo Wanwan has restrained herself a lot and will no longer spread rumors about beating concubines to death."

As he spoke, Tian Wu picked up the wet coat on the table, walked to the door, and said calmly: "You have a good rest, I'm going to Su Xin Zhai to take a bath."

Pei Huirao watched Tian Wu leave and slowly stood up from the ground.

Suxinzhai is Yaoqin's residence and she is also Tian Wu's concubine. Yaoqin is only seventeen years old this year, eight years younger than her.

"Hehe~ This is a powerful official, this is a man." Pei Huirao sneered, looking at the fallen flowers and plants in the courtyard, and the tears on her face just now disappeared without a trace.

"If you don't help me, then I will save him myself." Pei Huirao said in a low voice.

After bathing in Suxinzhai, Tian Wu lay on the couch, and Yaoqin's tender hands kneaded his shoulders.

But she couldn't control her strength well, which always made Tian Wu dissatisfied.

Only Pei Huirao's pinching feels comfortable with this kind of strength.

After another gentle pinch, Tian Wu decided to find a maid with strong hands, and stood up and said, "Forget it, you don't have to pinch it."

Yaoqin lowered her head anxiously: "Sir, I haven't done well enough."

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw the housekeeper rushing in with an umbrella outside the open door. When he stopped under the eaves to close the umbrella, he couldn't wait to say, "Sir, there's news from the palace. Something big has happened!"

Tian Wu had long been immune to these "big things". He slowly put on his clothes and asked, "What's the matter?"

The butler stood at the door and said, "A spy from the Northern Yuan Dynasty has been sent here! He is of high status, his name is Mubuyifan, and he is a doctor! He is still alive, but in a very miserable state. His tongue has been cut off, and the tendons in his hands and feet have all been severed."

"Doctor?" Tian Wu raised his eyebrows. "Doctors in the Northern Yuan Dynasty were all nobles, and his surname should be Riyu. His name is Mubu Yifan?"

"It is said that he learned from Ri Yutong!"

Tian Wu looked at him and said, "How do you know so clearly? Who sent him here? Where did he come from? And who caused his tongue and limbs?"

"He was sent to Kyoto by Cao Yijun, the commander of the attacking camp."

"Strange," Tian Wu stood up and said as he put on the remaining clothes, "Songzhou is a long way from Yong'an, and a carrier pigeon should have arrived first. How come this person was sent here without any news? Also, Cao Yijun is a Confucian general, not good at torture and killing. No matter how much he hates the Northern Yuan, he shouldn't do this. Cutting off people's tongues and picking out the tendons of their feet and hands, how much hatred does this have?"

The butler stepped forward and lowered his voice: "Moreover, sir, it is said that this Mubu Yifan was sent all the way to Kyoto by Cao Yijun, bypassing Prince Xunping. It took a lot of time on the way."

Tian Wu was even more puzzled: "What does Cao Yijun want to do? Isn't he the general that Jin Hongkang values ​​the most?"

"Forget it!" Tian Wu put on the waist belt, "I'd better go back to the palace to take a look!" (End of this chapter)